NHS LothianConsultant in Adult Psychiatry Permanent NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination.
The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.Consultant only if applicable:Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register.
Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview.
Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded.
Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
Applications are welcome for the above Permanent, full time (40 hours per week) post based in Across East Lothian Community Hospital and REH – NHS LothianThe post will contribute a key element of the mental health service offer to the citizens of East Lothian.The service operates a continuity model, providing continuity of medical care across acute inpatient, intensive home treatment and community mental health services.
The service currently organizes itself across geographical areas allocated to a CPN Team and named Consultant.
Recent investment is resulting in substantial growth of the mental health service across East Lothian, predominantly the community psychiatric nursing workforce, but also the Medical Team.
An element of this, in line with the ambitions of the extant Scottish Mental Health Strategy 2017-2027, is the ambition to in reach from secondary to primary care, enabling patient flow and supporting a recovery model.
This post will inform the shape and delivery of forward-facing services, focused on building resilience, supporting rehabilitation and enabling recovery.
The acute inpatient facility provided from the Royal Edinburgh Hospital is dedicated for patients from both Midlothian and East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCPs).
The medical responsibility for East Lothian patients is provided by the 3.5 East Lothian (EL) general adult consultants.
Inpatient reviews take place twice weekly and cross covering arrangements exist for other times.
The post holder will have 9 clinical sessions allocated to working in the EL Adult MH sense and 1 SPA.